India Archives - Asia Power Watch https://asiapowerwatch.com/tag/india/ an observatory of Asian economic power Thu, 20 Nov 2025 12:08:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://asiapowerwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/cropped-logo-Asie-1-32x32.jpg India Archives - Asia Power Watch https://asiapowerwatch.com/tag/india/ 32 32 Trump’s tariff plays make for unpredictable partnerships https://asiapowerwatch.com/trumps-tariff-plays-make-for-unpredictable-partnerships/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trumps-tariff-plays-make-for-unpredictable-partnerships https://asiapowerwatch.com/trumps-tariff-plays-make-for-unpredictable-partnerships/#respond Tue, 23 Sep 2025 10:59:00 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3560 Thank you to Valentina Pasquali for inviting me to comment for AGBI – Arabian Gulf Business Insight on the pressure by the US on the…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/trumps-tariff-plays-make-for-unpredictable-partnerships/feed/ 0 India turns to Gulf jewellery market to offset US tariffs https://asiapowerwatch.com/india-turns-to-gulf-jewellery-market-to-offset-us-tariffs/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=india-turns-to-gulf-jewellery-market-to-offset-us-tariffs https://asiapowerwatch.com/india-turns-to-gulf-jewellery-market-to-offset-us-tariffs/#respond Wed, 06 Aug 2025 05:42:27 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3518 I shared comments with Deepthi Nair for The National News on Indian jewellery makers turning to the GCC markets to offset US tariffs. A fascinating…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/india-turns-to-gulf-jewellery-market-to-offset-us-tariffs/feed/ 0 America First 2.0: Trump’s new trade doctrine could target allies first https://asiapowerwatch.com/america-first-2-0-trumps-new-trade-doctrine-could-target-allies-first/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=america-first-2-0-trumps-new-trade-doctrine-could-target-allies-first https://asiapowerwatch.com/america-first-2-0-trumps-new-trade-doctrine-could-target-allies-first/#respond Tue, 10 Dec 2024 10:35:47 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3398 More comments shared with Tala Michel Issa for Arabian Business on the consequences for US allies of Trump 2.0 trade policies. Contrary to a widely-held…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/america-first-2-0-trumps-new-trade-doctrine-could-target-allies-first/feed/ 0 Inside the UAE’s business-first soft power diplomatic drive https://asiapowerwatch.com/inside-the-uaes-business-first-soft-power-diplomatic-drive/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inside-the-uaes-business-first-soft-power-diplomatic-drive https://asiapowerwatch.com/inside-the-uaes-business-first-soft-power-diplomatic-drive/#respond Wed, 10 Jul 2024 08:55:31 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3327 In a Deep Dive article into the UAE’s Smart Power strategy, I shared views with Tala Michel Issa for Arabian Business on the country’s business-first…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/inside-the-uaes-business-first-soft-power-diplomatic-drive/feed/ 0 The cost of Brahmos missiles in putting muscle to Manila’s territorial defense https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-cost-of-brahmos-missiles-in-putting-muscle-to-manilas-territorial-defense/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-cost-of-brahmos-missiles-in-putting-muscle-to-manilas-territorial-defense https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-cost-of-brahmos-missiles-in-putting-muscle-to-manilas-territorial-defense/#respond Mon, 08 Jan 2024 06:55:00 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3224 This article was written in collaboration with Amadeus QUIAOIT and Rhon Ethelbert DUCOS. Amadeus is a research associate of IDSC. His research interests are defense…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-cost-of-brahmos-missiles-in-putting-muscle-to-manilas-territorial-defense/feed/ 0 Assessing the effect of trade-based money laundering on terror financing. An Asian perspective. https://asiapowerwatch.com/assessing-the-effect-of-trade-based-money-laundering-on-terror-financing-an-asian-perspective/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=assessing-the-effect-of-trade-based-money-laundering-on-terror-financing-an-asian-perspective https://asiapowerwatch.com/assessing-the-effect-of-trade-based-money-laundering-on-terror-financing-an-asian-perspective/#respond Mon, 12 Dec 2022 15:23:22 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3018 Demonstrating a terrorist financing typology, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) documented a case study involving an alternative remittance system (ARS) operator (or hawala facilitator)…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/assessing-the-effect-of-trade-based-money-laundering-on-terror-financing-an-asian-perspective/feed/ 0 China’s new land border legislation: is India ready for Chinese “lawfare”? https://asiapowerwatch.com/chinas-new-land-border-legislation-is-india-ready-for-chinese-lawfare/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chinas-new-land-border-legislation-is-india-ready-for-chinese-lawfare https://asiapowerwatch.com/chinas-new-land-border-legislation-is-india-ready-for-chinese-lawfare/#respond Wed, 17 Nov 2021 10:34:05 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=2639 This article was written in collaboration with Bipasha Bhardwaj. Bipasha is the co-founder and COO of Intelligentsia Risk Advisors, a strategy consulting firm that aims…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/chinas-new-land-border-legislation-is-india-ready-for-chinese-lawfare/feed/ 0 Indo-Pacific economic influence in Latin America: partnerships, narratives and strategic scenarios https://asiapowerwatch.com/indo-pacific-economic-influence-in-latin-america-partnerships-narratives-and-strategic-scenarios/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=indo-pacific-economic-influence-in-latin-america-partnerships-narratives-and-strategic-scenarios https://asiapowerwatch.com/indo-pacific-economic-influence-in-latin-america-partnerships-narratives-and-strategic-scenarios/#respond Fri, 24 Sep 2021 06:31:01 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=2574 On September 23, 2021, an online conference was held on “Indo-Pacific Economic Influence in Latin America: Partnerships, Narratives and Strategic Scenarios“. Co-organized by Pontificia Universidad…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/indo-pacific-economic-influence-in-latin-america-partnerships-narratives-and-strategic-scenarios/feed/ 0 The AUKUS defence pact and the end of the French submarine deal: a blow to France’s Indo-Pacific policy https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-aukus-defence-pact-and-the-end-of-the-french-submarine-deal-a-blow-to-frances-indo-pacific-policy/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-aukus-defence-pact-and-the-end-of-the-french-submarine-deal-a-blow-to-frances-indo-pacific-policy https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-aukus-defence-pact-and-the-end-of-the-french-submarine-deal-a-blow-to-frances-indo-pacific-policy/#respond Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:48:19 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=2530 September 15, 2021 will be remembered in French industry, defence and foreign affairs circles as the day France was stabbed in the back by some…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-aukus-defence-pact-and-the-end-of-the-french-submarine-deal-a-blow-to-frances-indo-pacific-policy/feed/ 0 Concerns relating to the overseas listing of Indian startups https://asiapowerwatch.com/concerns-relating-to-the-overseas-listing-of-indian-startups/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=concerns-relating-to-the-overseas-listing-of-indian-startups https://asiapowerwatch.com/concerns-relating-to-the-overseas-listing-of-indian-startups/#respond Tue, 07 Sep 2021 05:41:35 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=2113 This article was originally published by The Kootneeti on September 1st, 2021. Thank you to the Editors for their kind authorization to re-publish. Leading investors…

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